Decompression or Marsupialization; Which Conservative Treatment is Associated with Low Recurrence Rate in Keratocystic Odontogenic Tumors? A Systematic Review.

Various treatment modalities have been reported for keratocystic odontogenic tumors (KOT), with different recurrence rates. Marsupialization and decompression are two different conservative surgical techniques for the treatment of KOTs. This study aimed at comparing the recurrence rate between marsupialization and decompression in the treatment of KOTs with or without adjunctive treatments.

Prevalence of fimbriae A genotypes II and IV in patients with chronic periodontitis and atherosclerosis.

Background: Atherosclerosis is known as one of the chronic diseases with high prevalence in the human species. Many studies have elucidated the relationship between this disease and chronic periodontitis caused by Porphyromonas gingivalis (P.g).